Developments in African governance since the Cold War: Beyond Cassandra and Pollyanna

African Studies Review

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 49-76

  McFerson, Hazel ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77958118154     PISSN: 00020206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/arw.2010.0025     Document Type: Article

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